Flag of the Marshall Islands
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The Flag of the Marshall Islands is a blue field with diagonal orange and white stripes and a white star, symbolizing the island chain’s location in the Pacific and its cultural heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of the Marshall Islands canonical | 2 |
| Flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands | 1 |
| Marshall Islands flag | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1979-05-01 ⓘ |
| adoptionContext | adopted upon self-government of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Micronesia ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | blue ⓘ |
| capitalCountry | Majuro ⓘ |
| category |
Blue ensigns
ⓘ
Flags of Oceania ⓘ National symbols of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| colorMeaning |
blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
orange symbolizes bravery and wealth ⓘ white symbolizes peace and brightness ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| designer | Emlain Kabua ⓘ |
| designerSpouseOf | Amata Kabua ⓘ |
| designOrientation | stripes radiate from lower hoist-side corner ⓘ |
| governmentTypeCountry | unitary parliamentary republic in free association with the United States ⓘ |
| hasAspectRatio | 10:19 ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
diagonal orange stripe
ⓘ
diagonal white stripe ⓘ four elongated rays on the star ⓘ white star ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in the Constitution of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| officialLanguageCountry |
English
ⓘ
Marshallese ⓘ |
| proportion | 10:19 ⓘ |
| region |
Central Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
central Pacific Ocean
|
| replaced | Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| starColor | white ⓘ |
| starPoints | 24 ⓘ |
| starPosition | upper hoist-side quadrant ⓘ |
| starRaysCount | 4 ⓘ |
| status | current national flag ⓘ |
| stripeColors |
orange
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
24 electoral districts of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
Marshallese cultural heritage ⓘ Ralik Chain ⓘ Ratak Chain ⓘ equator ⓘ four main cultural centers of the Marshall Islands ⓘ island chains of the Marshall Islands ⓘ location of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ civil population ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marshall Islands flag
subject surface form:
Enekoetok
this entity surface form:
Flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands